Armed forces
‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’
‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’
Craig Jones founded Fighting with Pride to support LGBT+ veterans who lost so much because of the ban on homosexuality in the military
‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’
‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’
Tilla Brook was made to feel “predatory, immoral and dirty” when she was dismissed from the navy
‘My partner died of Aids and no one knew because it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces’
‘My partner died of Aids and no one knew because it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces’
Patrick Lyster-Todd shares his story of grief, homelessness and a mental-health crisis when it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces. He calls for justice and compensation for the people who lost so much
People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice
People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice
A young veteran’s struggle with the cost of living crisis
